it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. >>> this week we heard a ratcheting up of talk on syria and those warnings center on talk of the chemical weapons supply. it's our focus this morning. syrian forces have loaded bombs with dead lly serin gas. >> the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. >> if true, these reports may mean that the united states and our allies are facing the prospect of an imminent use of use of weapons of mass destruction in syria and this may be the last warning we get. >> yes, the world is watching, but so far they're just watching. >> the anti-government protests in syria began in march, march of 2011. that's around the same time libya uprising began and just to put it in perspective for you. this morning moammar gadhafi was killed more than a year ago. started one month into their conflict and been 21 months now in syria and no direct military involvement inside syria from the international community. here are the cold, hard fac